Radiocabinet



s. RICHARDS RADIOCABINET l Filed nay 25. 192e 2 Sheets-Sheet l Altern/y s. RICHARDS RADIOCABINET Aug. 20, 1929.

2 Sheets-Sheet '-2 l Filed May 25, 1928 Patented Aug. 20, 192,9.A

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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Application led lay 85, 1988. Iertal lo. 880,451.

This invention relates to an improved radio cabinet which is characterized principally by a hingedly mounted lid havin the complete radio receiving set suspended om its under side so thatA it may be swung up to expose the dial or to permit the repairs to be made or swung down from a closed position to conceal it within the main body of the cabinet.

More specifically speaking the im roved cabinet embodies a hingedly moun or lid, which in turn carries on its under side a hingedly mounted especially constructed box in which the radio receiving set is removably 1aced,this box having an open frame like ront to expose the tuning Y dial, rheostat control, etc.

Other details and improvements will become more readily apparent from the following description and drawings.

In the drawin Figure 1 is a ont elevation of a cabinet constructed in accordance with the present invention showing the lid swung up to expose the radio set for tunin Figure 2 is an end view o Figure 1, looking in a direction from left to r ht.

Figure 3 is a sectional view acing upon Figure 2 and showing the ejecting frame 3 and stay hooks.

i Figure 4 is a perspective view of the receiving set box, removed.

Referring now to the drawings by reference numerals, it will be observed that the cabinet proper is designated bythe numeral 5. This cabinet may be of any suitable design and construction. It will preferably have a built in loud speaker and will be cono structed to accommodate the battery, wires,

etc.l

As before intimated, it is provided with a lid or cover section 6, hingedly mounted as at 7, to the body of the cabinet. Suspended from the under side of this lid is a suitably sha ed box or container 8. As shown in Figure 4, the box` has an open frame like front 9 to expose the dials of the radio receiving set 10. It is open on its bottom and has a central bracing strip 11 extending across the bottom. In addition, it is provided with a cross piece 12, equipped on its under side with brackets 13. These brackets 13 cooperate with similar brackets 14 on a cleat 15, attached to the inside o'f the w cabinet as shown in 7"gure 3. These brack' cover ets are to accommodate expansion coiled springs 15, which function to normally move the cover, box and radio receiving set to u wardly inclined 'tion' as shown 1n the rawings. It wi be noted 00 that I rovide one or more sta hooks 17, l

engagea lewith eye 18, to stea y the cover when `it is in raised position.

It is to be observed too, that the cover is provided with headed studs 19, with which pivotally mounted latches 20 cooperate. In addition, the box 8 is hin edly mounted, as at 21, on the under side o the cover. This hinged mounting of the box permits easy insertion and removal of the radio receiving set for repairs. The open bottom of the box prevents entanglin of the wires and permits proper assem ling of the conductor. The latches and cooperating headed studs serve to hold the box in suspended position. The open front of the boxpermits aece to be had to the dials for tuning. The spring serves to automatically raise thecover box and radio receiving set and the stay hooks permit the same to be arranged and held in a set position as is evident from the drawings.

It is parent from the foregoing description an rawin that I have evolved Yand produced a nove character of radio cabinet eicient in performance, capable of fulfilling the requirements of a device of this class, positive and dependable in operation, smooth and quiet in operation, and a novel contribution to this art. It is characterized by a novel organization'of parts which serve to render it practicable and especially suitable for the purposes intended. It is thought, however that a careful considera-v tion of the descri tion and drawings will enable persons ski ed in the art to which the invention relates to obtain a clear under'- standing of the same. Therefore a more lengthy description is regarded as unnecessa ISl/)iinor changes in the shape, size, and rearrangement of arts coming within the field of invention claimed may be resorted to, if desired.

I claim:

1. In a cabinet of the class described embodying a hingedly mounted cover, a container or a radio receiving set su nded from the under side of the cover an movablein and out of the cabinet, said container 11 los.

` being in the form of a box shaped to receive the radio set, and said container being provided withA an'open frame like front to expose the operating appliances on the receiv-V 5 ing set.

2. In a cabinetof the class described embodying a hingedlly) mounted cover, a hingedly mounted open ottom box carried by the under side of the coverand movable in and l0 out of said cabinet, retaining means for fastenin the box to the cover, an open frame-li e front formed on the box to expose the dial and appliances on the panel of the set, spring means associated with the cabinet and box to automatically move the cover to a raised position, and a stay device associated with the cabinet and box.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

STANLEY RICHARDS. 

